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Last Of The Summer Wine
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1973 - 2010
- 295 episodes (31 series)
Gentle sitcom following a group of pensioners living in Yorkshire. This show was Britain's longest-running TV sitcom. Stars Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Frank Thornton, Brian Murphy, Michael Bates and more.
- 1986 Specials, New Year Special repeated tomorrow at 7:50am on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 670
Episode menu
Series 5 - And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree
In an effort to beat the Christmas rush, Foggy buys 100 fir trees from Big Eric - crawling with insects.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th December 1979
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Bill Owen | William 'Compo' Simmonite |
Peter Sallis | Norman Clegg |
Brian Wilde | Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst |
Kathy Staff | Nora Batty |
Jane Freeman | Ivy |
John Comer | Sid |
Juliet Cooke | Mavis (Card Shop Lady) |
Roy Clarke | Writer |
Sydney Lotterby | Director |
Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
David Yates | Editor |
Howard Dell | Editor |
Peter Wesson | Lighting Designer |
Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
Shelagh Lawson | Production Designer |
Christopher Criddle | Costume Designer |